Many families
have favourite Christmas traditions. Our
family became obsessed with home entertainment in the form of each person
present doing his or her ‘party piece’.
Our very
precocious three-year old granddaughter decided she was going to sing ‘Away in
a Manger’ with the appropriate ‘rocking the baby’ motion. Her grandfather was not convinced she was
capable of remembering all the words, so he volunteered to perform a duet with
her.
For weeks he coached her and felt
that by Christmas he could trust her to perform with his support.
The turkey
had been consumed and all were gathered around the fireplace. Several family members had recited, sung or
played a musical instrument and now the big moment arrived for the youngest
performer.
She looked so
angelic, dressed all in white, with her proud, but somewhat anxious grandfather
by her side. A hush fell over the
gathering as Grandma‘s hands, poised over the piano keys, began to accompany
the little singer.
The
performance was a great success, and as we wiped a tear of emotion from our
eyes and then clapped in unison, that little imp turned to her grandfather and
said,
“Now Grandpa,
do you think you can do it by yourself next year?”
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